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1Minute Waltz
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:57
2Rondo alla turca
engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (in 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1981) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (Universal Music Operations Limited, not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (in 1980-02)
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:34
3Für Elise
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984-05)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1984-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (from 1984 to present) and The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (in 1984-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:02
4Liebestraum
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:55
5Clair de lune
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1977-05)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1977-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-05)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (in 1977-05)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:37
6The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1978-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-11)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) (in 1978-11)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:32
7Gymnopédie no. 1
sound engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1983-05)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
edit of:
3 Gymnopédies by Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux (in 1983-05)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:15
8Humoresque
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Antonín Dvořák3:09
9Venetian Gondola Song
piano:
András Schiff (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte g-Moll, op. 19b Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in G minor, Op. 19b No. 6)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 78)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 19b (Songs Without Words, op. 19b)
Felix Mendelssohn2:49
10Träumerei from Kinderszenen
piano:
Ilana Vered (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:33
11No. 3 from Six Moments Musicaux
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1982)
recording of:
6 moments musicaux, op. 16: No. 3. Andante cantabile in B minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1896-10 until 1896-12)
part of:
6 moments musicaux, op. 16
Franz Schubert1:52
12Impromptu op. 90 no. 3
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 90 no. 3, D. 899 no. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:39
13Rhapsody in G minor
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1965)
recording of:
2 Rhapsodies, op. 79: No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1879)
part of:
2 Rhapsodies, op. 79
Johannes Brahms5:50
14Nocturne no. 2 in E flat, op. 9 no. 2
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1981-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1981-11)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:07
15Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
producer:
Richard Beswick (from 1974-08 to present)
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1974-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-08)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano) (in 1974-08)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg6:08
16Prélude in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninov4:34
17La Jongleuse
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1987)
recording of:
La Jongleuse, op. 52 no. 4
composer:
Moritz Moszkowski (composer and pianist)
part of:
6 Phantasiestücke, op. 52
Moritz Moszkowski2:07
18Sevilla
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (for solo piano)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:40
19La campanella
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990) (in 1982-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-09)
recording of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella” (in 1982-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1838 until 1840)
is based on:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7, MS 48: III. Rondo a la clochette, “La campanella”
part of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140
recording of:
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3. La campanella in G-sharp minor (in 1982-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141
revision of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella”
Franz Liszt5:14
20Golliwog’s Cakewalk
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (on 1979-09-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
St. George the Martyr (Queen Square, Holborn) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-20)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version) (on 1979-09-20)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:59
21Flight of the Bumble-Bee
piano:
Ivan Davis (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
piano arranger:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1929)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:17

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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
liner notes:Julian Haylock
illustration and design:Mark Millington (designer and art director)
booklet editor:Barry Holden (label manager)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music Classics and Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14686345 [info]